Zonet ZEW1642S PCI Wireless Adapter w/Fixed Antennas

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Simple installation, low profile, fantastic included software, nice and receptive. Have had no network stability troubles, even with the machine set up a fantastic 150 feet from the router ƕ bars). Pleasantly small. Uh...took up a spot in my mATX case? ^_^

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Comparatively affordable given the feature set. Antennas do not detach, or swivel in a 360 degree fashion. Received this nowadays, so I can't comment on substantially far more than the installation approach: If you are installing this into a modest case with say, a microATX motherboard, it may well not fit due to the fact of the indetachable antennas. I had to unscrew the antenna portion from the PCB, which was sort of scary contemplating all that keeps the two parts together is cabling attached to solder points. I got it installed and it works fine, but be ready get creative if you have an unusual setup.

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Installed it, booted up pc, and 7 had card installed inside a few moments and it functions wonderful; comparable signal to laptop. The base for the antennae is slightly bigger than the slot on the back of my case but only a extremely minor gap developed Just got this in but am currently impressed with ease of use.

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comes in a good packaging cannot detect my access pointwhen I actually want to connect to an access point, I can't since the utility that comes in the software program is too glitchy for any mouse/keyboard input . The item failed to work on my method and software to configure it is faulty

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It worked nicely for two months, it was noticeably quicker than my 802.11g adapter. It had very good reception/signal strength at 40 feet by means of four walls, a marble wall, a refrigerator and cabinets, much better than my g adapter. It stopped operating right after two months. I checked to make positive the card was seated in the pci slot and noticed it was not totally seated. The mounting bracket is too short so it will not seat completely but it worked for 2 months so that is probably not why it failed. I tried an additional slot but it nonetheless did not function. Uninstalled and reinstalled, no improvement. I never ever was sure I had figured the Ralink computer software out so I uninstalled it and stayed with the windows computer software. Some of the Ralink settings had been cryptic to me. I put my old g adapter back in and it's running fine, just at the old speed. I may well just crawl under the house and wire my network.

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I just plugged it in to my Pci slot, downloaded the drivers and i was superior to go. for some cause it didn't want to work in the very first Pci slot i put it in, but it worked in the second. believe it was my board. functions fine so extended as you're not doing something crazy.

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-Affordable-Dual MIMO Antennas-N compatible -Not five Ghz compatible-Unstable in 802.11n 40 Mhz operation mode-Unstable gaming/multi-media experience Regardless of the cons, I gave it 4 eggs simply because I was in a position to fix my connection difficulties with the most up-to-date driver from Ralink. With the updated driver, I was able to access the driver's advanced functions and enabled support for a gaming/multi-media environment. Now, my adapter stays connected 95% of the time.

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* Affordable* Wireless-N* Dual MIMO Antennas (rated for 300Mbps) * None detected so far This is on my Computer in the spare bedroom, so it doesn't get considerably use, so take that as you will. Signal strength is fine. Not a gamer, just a surfer. Installed on Win7 32-bit program with no a dilemma. Got on a Shell Shocker deal here on newegg for about half price tag.

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As far as i can tell it has the exact same ralink chip as my a lot additional high priced brand name pci express card. It functions like a mad beast fantastic signal strength at the complete oposite end of residence as far from router as can possibly be in that home. I paid much more, almost double for the very same thing from an additional manufaturer just to get it in a pci express form for my new tower this one is going in an old gaming technique that is turning into a server. Nicely on sale I am kicking myself for only obtaining 1, now I wish I would have purchased as many as Newegg would permit which is normally 5 on this kind of stuff. It is the greatest efficiency for this value no question about it

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Plug and play for the most component. Excellent reception. Good value. N speeds (getting 270MBps from across the residence)! The fixed antennae is a negative idea... challenging to deal with when you install (they barely fit through my case PCI slot, and if I ever have to move/ship the case they could get damaged. I'm incredibly happy with this obtain. N speeds for ษ! I wish the router I bought was as effortless to set up.

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1. Affordable.two. Ralink chipset drivers install and function on XP w/o restart.three. Sensitivity is superior Ƙ-ten routers visible) to USB G external antenna alternatives Ɠ-5)with Backtrack support, far much better than B USB dongles Ƒ-4)with internal antenna.three. No issues in Shuttle SS51g mini-desktop. Uncomplicated install.4. Dual-antenna coverage. Minuses1. Antenna permentantly attached. Replace card if the wires ever break. No way to attach longer cords.2. Ralink config panel three.1.four. w񳏉 driver 1.four.12. on cd has much more settings and graphs/settings vs the most recent from Ralink. Installing new version wipes out old raconfig- haven't figured out way to keep old config panel w/ new driver.3. Most likely not as optimized for coverage, latency, and so on as with 3 antenna models, but d/ls effortlessly clock in at 350-500KB/sec here so fine for my demands. Would obtain & very recommemend as standard, solid N card for the cost & sensitivity. You may possibly have to analysis cards for low latency gaming, hd video streaming, etc.

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Works like a charm. Installed was a breeze. Its an exe file so trying to install it via device manager is impossible. But the exe was quickly and did not install anything you did not want. So no egg deduction from there Newegg Shell Shocker deal for 15 dollars. Great for any price I"ll say.

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It works from time to time. Poor signal.Drops connection. I bought this because I believed that with the external antennas and PCI interface it would function far better than the small Asus USB wireless adapter I had. Nope.

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low-cost! would not connect with my netgear router.....

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works Interferes with wired speakers and creates loud crackles.The bracket you screw into the case bends at the wrong place which makes it impossible to insert into the PCI slot correctly.

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uncomplicated to install worked for a day. And, due to the fact it took my tech a couple weeks to get my machine put together, it tested fine. By the time it got to me it didnt work at all. So, Im STUCK with a card that doesnt work and cant be replaced. You get what you pay for.